Leading children into wildlands is fraught with mystery. The constant rhythm of forest school provides intimacy with nature, but nothing...

“How do you feel when a bug is stepped on?” Big ideas start this way. A simple question on a beautiful spring day full of the potential...

Wild lands creep into your bones. Cold morning air seeps in. Sunshine settles on your skin. Your eyes presume beauty, magic, toothy...

Regular days. That slow pace of familiarity. One day to the next, regular days fill our time. They mark our bodies, so we don’t forget....

The forest floor reminisces. Who has come? Who has gone? The reverberation of who is on their way. The ground constructs a story -...

The questions arrive unbidden. The wild does that; it forces questions. Perhaps gentle breezes coax the imagination to wake. Maybe...

Save the date! Raintree School is hosting a gathering of educators aimed at promoting an informed, significant, and realistic change in...

It starts on a snowy day. I suppose it always should. It keeps so many in, but not us. We are Raintree: school for the adventurous,...

Human beings require courage, commitment, and desire to get involved in social interests, to be active citizens in a democratic society. ...

You sew your own crown. That’s how it is done. Stitch by stitch, the pieces are put together. The fabric you’ve chosen takes shape –...